The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1923 Page: 3 of 4
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THE THRESHER :: HOUSTON, TEXAS
PreporcJ—
(Continued from Page 1.)
a Mne on what crew worko beat to-
gather. , Saturday'* aerap ia mere!y
a practice scrimmage preparatory to
the Conference game with Arkanaaa
on October 13.
Much Competition
The most encouraging thing about
the Rice varsity is the knowiedge that
competition is keen for aM positions.
No man has any piace cinched. Cer-
tainty, a number of candidates have
shown outstanding ability and it is
not difficult to make some accurate
guesses as to "who wii! piay where."
As was to be expected, Chariie
Swartz, Captain of the team, is taking
the lead in the baekReid. He is a
side-stepping haifback without an
equal in Texas. Marion Wiiford, a
man of similar buiid, and Percy Har-
ris, Jack Hopkins and one or two
others are making strong bids for
haifback aiso.
Simpson and Smith are taking the
iead for fuiiback. Both are latter
man.
Chambers, Caivin and Rich are the
outstanding quarterback*. AM three
probably wiH be given workouts Sat-
urday.
For the ends, J. !. Campbeii, Hale,
Lamb and Watson are the principa)
candidates. Ait of them have shown
good form.
Center apparency wiH be heid down
by 249 pound HafUn, or 196 pound
Kendrick. Both are doing exceHent
work.
Guards and tackies wiii be picked
from Uurich, Chaatain, Du Bose, Bo-
det, Wiiiis, Lawrence, Morgan and
others.
TEXAS U. 31—AUSTIN 0
Texas University opened its foot-
baii season iast Friday by defeating
Austin College 31 to 0. Approxi-
horns, although the showing made
mately 20 men were used by the Long-
against the Kangaroos was not as
good as expected, according to press
reports.
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S. D. ELLIS and H. W. RISER. Our Rice Representatives
Rice Will Radio
Football Games
According to announcement
made at Wednesday's mass
meeting, all the Important foot-
ball gamea which Rice plays la
Houston this fall will be broad-
casted piay by play from the
Rice Radio Station.
Juat who will he In charge of
the broadcasting waa not an-
nounced.
The demand for thia aervice
waa feit very keeniy last fall.
Texas University, Texas A. &
M. and a number of other col-
leges broadcasted the games last
year.
A move ia on foot at Rice to
have a weekiy news broadcast
made each week. It has been
suggested that the radio men
work in conjunction with The
Thresher staff, probabiy to read
a summary of the Rice news
each Friday night.
Musicai programs were broad-
casted from the Rice station
last year. These came to be
very popular and it is believed
that the news report, possibiy
combined with musicai numbers,
wiii receive an even greater
welcome.
ASMtMfT MM
MM MMESS
Town Students Have
First Yell Practice;
New Coach Is Intro-
duced.
At a meeting held Wednesday noon
in the Physics amphitheatre, Yeii
Leader Jack Glenn began his task
of whipping the Rice rooting section
into shape for the fat) term. This
was the first mass yell practice, al-
though the dormitory men have had
daily workouts for 10 days.
Glenn introduced several new yells
as weTTas**the old favorites. He an-
nounced that only those who knew
the yeiis perfectly would be allowed
in the rooting section. In this con-
nection he stated that for Saturday's
game the Rice rooters would sit on
the south side of the field, since the
north stands are being rebuilt. Special
stunts for the bigger games are be-
ing planned, he said.
Coach F. D. Ashcraft was intro-
duced by the yell leader. The coach's
first move was to say how much he
thought of the school, and expressed
a wish to get acquainted with every-
one as soon as possible "so that if
he meets a Rice man on the street
drinks will be in order."
Mr. Ashcraft stated that he wanted
to stimulate a wider interest in physi-
cal training and athletics. Equipment
for basketball and track work will be
issued in the immediate future, he
said. The coach also said that he was
working out a system of individual
and class honors.
New Yells Given
Glenn distributed sheets with the
yells printed thereon. The two more
important new yells are printed be-
low. They were conceived after much
thought and effort and are particular-
ly adapted for mass yelling.
Varsity Yell.
Sh—h-h-h Blue! Gray!!
Varsity!
(Slow)
Yea, Owls,
Yea, Owls,
Yea, Owls,
(Fast)
FIGHT!
FIGHT!
FIGHT!
(Slow, with increasing speed)
Roc, Roc, Roc, Roc,
Roc, Roc, Roc, Roc,
Roe, Roc, Roc, Roc,
OWLS!!
Sky Rocket
RICE-S-S-S-S-S-S-S-S — BOOM!
YEA-A-A-A-A-A-A!!
Fight 'em hard,
Hit 'em twice,
Tear 'em up!!
YEA RICE!!
A. & M. WINS
The Texas Aggies failed to swamp
Howard Payne College as they expect-
ed to in their game last Friday, but
instead won the game only a
21 to 0 score. In addition to that
the Howard Payne crew put across a
touchdown, but it dlQnot count be-
cause they did not have seven men
on the line of scrimmage when the
ball was passed back. Neely was re-
ported as the best ground gainer for
the Aggies.
MAM SQUAB TO
BE BtMCTEO BY
MMHAMMMT
Fall Training In Track
And Basketball Being
Planned; Stancliff Be-
gins Work.
Plans for an early beginning of
track and basketball practice fol-
lowed the announcement this week
that Franklin D. Ashcraft, newly ap-
pointed director of gymnastics and
coach of basketball, also would be
head coach of track during the 1931
season. It is Coach Ashcraft's plan
to begin fall work on track team,
inasmuch as some of the track de-
partments are known to be weak this
year.
According to Fred Stancliff, track
team captain and star weight ri'an,
some of the distance an.) weight men
will begin work wi+hin the eotrint-
two weeks. He himself ia preparing
to "develop an arm" before Christ-
mas. His discus throwing ri.^ht.inn
isabitsoftfromlackofprattit-e,
he says, and he wants *0 net it into
form before track sear,on opens.
Stancliff is regarded the best
weight man in the Conference at pres-
ent. Repeatedly in practice last year
he was able to throw the diwu-i welt
beyond the Conference ret-erd. but
stage fright or some ether hoodoo
held him back in the meets. Hite
fans have little doubt but that he will
set new records in both the shot put
and discus throw next sprint:.
Mr. Ashcraft will also issue a call
for basket bail men in the imniediau
future, it was stated. This will b
for those men who :ue not on the
football squad.
Material for basketball !o"ks even
better than football. With viituaily
the same men as present last year,
and with at least half a dozen new
men, prospects for the winter term
sport are unusually s'ood.
^
Central High to
Play St. Mary's
On Rice Field
Rice Field Saturday is to be a
scene of unusual activity.
Not satisfied with two games in the
afternoon, the athletic managers ar-
ranged for a game between Central
High School and St. Mary's Semi-
nary of La Porte, to be played Sat-
urday at 10 a. m.
Central High this year is going)
strong. They have developed one of ;
the best high school teams hi the;
state and will make a strong bid for
state honors this year.
The St. Mary's gang is comp"setl
of a husky bunch of fellows who
play football with brains as well as
with uniforms. They will accompany
the La Porte high school team wliicii
is to play the Green Owls Saturday
afternoon.
Together the two La Porte teams
may-carry off a stack of honors from
Houston.
Heights High
Plays Humble
High Today
Aeights High School this afternoon
will meet Humble High School in the
first real football game of the season
for both teams. They play at Humble.
Coach Jim Dain of Heights, a for-
mer Rice captain, says his men look
better and play better football this
season than ever before.
"Our only trouble is in matching
games," Dain says. "Everybody is
scared of us. We have a good team
and other schools know it. I believe
we will have a great season "
Eddie Dyer, another Ex-Rice captain,
will assist Dain in coaching as soon
as he is released from baseball. He
is with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1923, newspaper, October 5, 1923; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229960/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.